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About Kaithwar Village

Kaithwar is a mid sized village in Nauhatta tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,258, made up of 667 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 245 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaithwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaithwar village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Nauhatta
Pincode 852123
Area (hectares) 245 hectares
Population 1,258
Male Population 667
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 886
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaithwar compares

By the 2011 count Kaithwar is the 41st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents. Its 245 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Kaithwar

Kaithwar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kaithwar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaithwar from other places

Kaithwar lies about 25 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Garh Baruari, about 15 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kaithwar
Nearest town Supaul 14 km
Nearest railway station Garh Baruari 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nauhatta 25 km
District headquarters Saharsa 25 km

Villages closest to Kaithwar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nauhatta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Kaithwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaithwar village had a population of 1,258. That makes it the 41st largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,996 residents.

Kaithwar village has 667 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaithwar has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Kaithwar is 852123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaithwar covers 245 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaithwar falls under Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Kaithwar is Garh Baruari, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kaithwar.

Kaithwar is about 25 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaithwar is in Nauhatta tehsil of Saharsa district. Supaul is about 14 km away. Garh Baruari is about 15 km away. Nauhatta is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hati (2.0 km), Murlipur (2.0 km) and Deoka (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kaithwar today is likely to be higher.

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